Control of Congress on the line as voters decide midterms — live updates
The fate of President Trump's legislative agenda is now in the hands of 2026 midterm voters, with the first polls set to close at 7 p.m. ET. Follow live upda...
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Carville predicts ‘astronomical’ Black turnout will drive midterm results
Democratic strategist James Carville predicted an “astronomical” Black turnout would drive Tuesday’s midterm elections amid election forecasters anticipating a “blue wave.” “When I look around at candidates in other places, I think the story” Tuesday night and Wednesday morning “is going to be Black turnout,” he said during a Monday appearance on MS NOW. “I…
Nearly half of voters saw midterm election as a rebuke of Trump, NBC News Exit Poll shows
The president’s approval rating dropped among voters, who have big concerns about the economy, according to early polling results.
Crockett: Stevens did El-Sayed ‘a favor’ among Black voters
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) says Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) did Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed a favor with her last-minute decision to endorse former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) over the Democrat. “I think that Haley did Abdul a favor,” Crockett said during an appearance on an episode of “The Breakfast Club.” She added that the…
‘Largest monitoring effort in history’: Trump’s DOJ deploys 1,000 monitors; Democrats allege voter intimidation
The US Justice Department deployed around 1,000 election monitors and observers across the country on Tuesday, describing the move as the largest
What’s on the ballot: Abortion, transgender care
Presented by AstraZeneca {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story What’s on the ballot: Abortion, transgender care While affordability and health insurance costs have taken up much of the oxygen, voters in several states will weigh in on contentious health issues like abortion and transgender rights. © AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz Transgender rights: Voters in four…
Fulton County, GA may need to rescan 1,000 ballots tonight because of scanner malfunctions.
A county election official asked the election board for approval to rescan ballots from two scanners experiencing equipment issues. One scanner seemed to wrongly display that it had a paper jam, CBS News reports, while another displayed an error after a voter accidentally rolled over its cable with a wheelchair.
See CBS News exit poll results for the 2026 midterm elections
Here's a national look at what's on voters' minds in the 2026 midterm elections as they cast their ballots.
How does inflation compare to past midterm cycles?
Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story How does inflation compare to past midterm cycles? Kitchen table issues typically drive voters’ decisions at the ballot box, and this year will be no different. © Greg Nash Americans have been grappling with inflation running…